Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-04-18
FOURTH EDITION
EARTH TO r. AkTH.

\ The Remains OF tho Late william pehh
of Newark Consigned to Their Mother
! Earth L,
Upop the southern hillside skirting
White Clay Creek at the eastern emu OF
Newark, stood the plain, uupretenuous(
frame building, the home OF the la'e
| William Dean. 1t was the home OF
plenty, OF refinement, OF good cheer,
while the owner ives living, out on
Saturday last he lay with c.oseh eyes
and lips in black. cloth.coveteu
cssket furnished by Wesley Har', Tue
undertaken. A pillow OF Easter Iilies
lay at the head, "a iioral sickel and eheaf
OF ripe threshed wheat decorated the
foot OF the caske,, md choice roses we've
placed within cold hands
The sleeper heeded them not. They
all looked pretty, but he saw them
not, He Law with hts head inclined to
one side, a smile rested upon MS iea-
lures, but he moved not. The great
stream OF people that were passing III
and out of the large, spacious rootn'
walking around the casket, pressing the
hand and forehead, dropping tears OF
grief, and occasionally one imprinttng
kiss upon the marble brow wers pay
ing the last tribute of respect TO oneI
they admired aud loved,
A sim pie, plain Democracy prevailed;
the working men, the working women,
the black, the white. aged and young
edged in along eide OF ths Secretary OF
United States, United Stater Senators,
State legislators, man ufacturers. farm
, ers, ar.stocrat and proletariat touched
elbows ard stood around common
bier, with the common sentiment upper
: most in the mind, death levels all
y both great and email"
The hillside was literally covered
with people and vehicles and the run
o eral was the largest ever known IN
4 Newark or vicinity. Newark Grange
: Patrons of Husbsndry, OF which de-
ceased was mt mber, came down from
+ their hall sky strong to pay their last
y respects to their late fellow member
J. Each member had white ribbon
Ia around the right arm and outside OF
q That q strip of black Grape was tied.
y Tle ak pall-Oesrers were members OF
. the Stale Grange and marched with the
local Grange: The following were the
a bearers. William McBrioe, Samuel
81 Lindsay, David j. Murphy, James Hos
Y singer, John 9 Shiveler and John I.
Steele Each bearer wore white sash
N over his shoulder. John j. Rosa, OF
Y Milford, y III. Bancroft, of Wy omipP
John W. Day. West Brandyw,pe; John
d @. Higgins, Delaware City; Thomas
h DilwOrth, of Port Penn. and othei
n members of the State Grange were
n present
There were delegations Of Patrons o
Husbandry present also from Yves
Brandy wine, Centre, Harmony. Union
Hockessin and Port Penn Oranges
II There were short religious tervices heit
at the house II was first intenctd tina
81 the speakers should occupy the iron
u porch, SO that al. would DO enaD Died Il
h hear what was said, but the wind blew
IA 20 furionsiy that this project was aban
n doned and the services were held in tn
" back parlors. Tho wind, however, a
n IL shrieked and whis,led through tn
IN liza bs OF the tree S and around the cor
n ners OF the house, performed httin
n requiem for the dead. Rev DIR. Cad
n well, president Ct Delaware College
~ delivered an appropriate prayer; Rry
George Porter read the 10 h Psalm, ar
aA' Rev. Q. w. Pretiymau delivered a III
. ting euloey Of the dead. He reierre,
to the deceased NJ man OF ruRRe'
honesty, one that mad the courage G
-. his convictions ANA knew how 10 "a
s' mo" when tho seuuc. i've cup was d
fered 10 him.
nc gave tuOil EhHtCu VI MS az
from the time hr abltied at NewarB
praised MIN for lis beCevoleuce, III
: kindness, his industry, and his cor
. tcientiousness "a a legislator ami
business man, aud bis kiLdhass 10 III
employees. About 3 30 o'clock he Ps
tTons Of Husbanury took charge OF IA
remains and the funeral tram be,n
being made up ~ sIowly weIded II
way TO TIE Me;ho1ist cemetery, Onl
about half mile away. In The cem'
IA terry another crowd was met almost 9
WI large a. that which came FROM IL
'h' house. There were not much lea tia
two thog:aud people c.oWtsd sfoun
the grave,
a I The beautiful buria. ritual OF PGtroI
all OF Hush9n1Iy was read at tho gray
iry Chaplain John w. Day delivered |:
lar. prayer, while JCnn ]. Rosa Rad =
nm funeral ritz al, and ,nembeTe made u
of prGprlate RESPONSE, a select Qta
for tetle sung snmo touching stGrzal bl
the n ind was stronger than the runia
voice, an the singing cJald not
heard. Al tbs conclusion OF the e
sed vices, the e4sket was io1ereo Into q
old grave and was literally covered VI!
at the spries ot Evergreen thar We
lew thrown into the grave - the Patrol
ng, of Eusoaudry.
Among those preasUr were Secre.a
Baynri Senator Geo, Gray He. g. asa
Ss, Esq, Il G Kao1eio. Z. Il. bladfai
cZ. Esq Thomas 5, Baiiah, William II
bert, Merr!s Taylor, W s. Golty.
kel +. Maia.ieu, a Len Speakman, JAM
Morrow, OF Wilmington; Senator q.
sau, Representation Medili J.
Groves. ex State Treasurer Il. j. Il;
no1s, John PAiinR, j. WILKES Cco'
n John Hunter Receiver OF Taxes
,ar fhi.a1eiphie; A 4. Esstturn, "
IA liam Davidson and many Others.
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YER Fine Vocal Concert.
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